The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-03-17
BOILN INTO BREvITY.
A Few Minutes With the NsWs Of This
vIOInIty.
Items Picked Up In and Around This
County by the Ever Present Demo-
erAt News GAtherer---Per-
sonAl Points, Etc.

George a. Spangler Is In Cleveland
to-day.
Nominations Saturday. All Democrats
should vote.
John T. Green. late proprietor Of the
William Penn House, is announced for
constable.
John A. HOstetter, prominent attor-
ney OF Canal Dover, ls stopping at the
American House.
James A. SaxtOn ls seriously Ill at
his residence. He Is not expected to
live out the day.
Great double bill at the Opera House
Friday afternoon. II will be for the
benefit of the "Trled for Treason" com
pany.
A twenty months old child of Mr.
Henry s x 4ueT died Of Group this morn
ing. Funeral Friday at 2D. m. from the
house.
An Alliance Councilman IL charged
with being fur rObbeT and the White
Cross League Of that Cody village are
after his fur.
Mr.. Harry Shine, Of Peekskill, N. T..
called IN the DEMOCRAT to day. He has
been visiting his mother at Waynes-
burg, this county.
Carroll Chronicle: John r. Tillett Of
Canton, was in CaErOllton and Dell Roy
on Tuesday on business. He has sold
out his dairy interests to 60 South.
Navarro Independent: Rev. &. P. Her
bruck, the fenOwne pulpit orator, has
been engaged by the Ref rmed church,
to deliver his famous lecture entitled,
"LOndOn the Great"
Owing to the fact that Buckeye Lodge,
Knights Of Pythias, will have work In
the Third Degree, they will not 60 to
Navarro Friday night, when new lodge
at that place will be Instituted.
Mrs. Mary Clemens, widow, living
on the extreme end Of South Market
street, died this morning, aged fifty
years. The remains will be taken to
Louisville Friday morning for burial.
MI. Eli Bauman, highly respected
farmer, living near Maplet0n. this c0un-
ty, died Sunday, the 18th, Of diabetes,
after very short illness. The funeral
took Ilace Tuesday at 10 o'clock at the
Napoleon church. Deceased was 81 years
old.
Sarsh Smith, wife of Eli Smith, resid-
Ing In Plain township, one and half
miles southeast OF Middlebranch, died
Tuesd.y afternoon at three O'clock, OF
heart disease, aged sixty eight years
Funerll from WaTstler's church Friday
morning.
Friday evening there was discussion
in Sparta between John Danner of this
city, and Il. K. BrannOn Of Sparta; Mr.
of3runfnn, thof tho II RonnhIinQn
party should not be reinstated to ma
tionsl power, and Mr.. Brannon denying
The audience was one Ut the largest
ever assembled there. All passed of
with animation and good feeling.
Mr. George Petit has resigned his 20
6 sitlOn on the Standard to accept one on
the staff of the Canton DEMOCRAT Just
vacated by Mr.. ]. W. Gillespie, who re-
tires from journalism and takes up laHd
scrape gardening again as last ysar.
Mr.. PeHtlt Is born newspaper man, and
we congratulate the DEMOCRAT % se-
curing bis services Alliance ReView'
A party OF New Lisbouites are at the
Barnett. They are here to consult with
Architect Tllden, relative to plans for a
new opera house, to replace the one
burned down recently. Tie gentlemen
are Messrs. Conrad Hume lawyer, D. W.
Firest0ne, banker, D. 8. Gaily, proprietor
Of the burned opera hodse, r. B. Pritch
ard, secretary and treasurer OF the Co.
lumbisna Mutual Life Insurance Com
DR1y, William M. Eostetter, proprietor
Of the Hostetter House and ex.sheriff OF
COlumbians county, and Chas. Baker
auditor of COlumbisna county.
Mr.. Joe Gillespie, who spent the past
winter on the DEMOCRAT staff, laid down
his pen Saturday and In few days will
again be granger with his farm part.
ner, DR.. L4mborn, on his vegetable
plantation, at 0ni0nville, . near
New Baltimore, Stark county. The
DEMOCRAT deeply feels his loss and
everyone In the Office from the editor to
the paper carriers we're sorry to see him
depart. They all hope, however, that
his onion crop this year will be large
and strong. Mr.. George Petit, late city
editor Of the Alliance .andard succeeds
Mr.. Gillespie and will fill the position Of
city editor.